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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1941-08-17 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 24959 · 83°F, overcast, dry · 1:59

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 4th. Charlie Root earned the win and Jake Mooty picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	9
CIN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8

W: Charlie Root L: Jim Turner SV: Jake Mooty

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Al Barlick · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	3	2	1	0	2	0
Lou Stringer	5	0	2	0	0	1
Dom Dallessandro	5	0	2	2	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	1	2	0	0	1
Augie Galan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Scheffing	4	0	0	1	0	1
Bobby Sturgeon	4	0	1	1	0	0
Charlie Root	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Mooty	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Eddie Joost	4	0	1	0	0
Mike McCormick	4	1	2	0	0
Jim Gleeson	3	1	0	0	1
Frank McCormick	4	0	2	1	0
Lonny Frey	4	0	0	0	0
Billy Werber	4	0	2	1	0
Eddie Lukon	4	0	1	0	0
Dick West	3	0	0	0	1
Jim Turner	3	0	0	0	0
Ernie Koy	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	7.0	8	2	0
Jake Mooty	2.0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Turner	6.2	8	2	3
Joe Beggs	2.1	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: W
Lou Stringer: K/C
Dom Dallessandro: SB2
Dom Dallessandro: S7.2-H
Phil Cavarretta: SB2
Phil Cavarretta: K
Augie Galan: 4/L

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: 7/FL
Mike McCormick: S7
Jim Gleeson: W.1-2
Frank McCormick: S7.2-H;1-3
Lonny Frey: 5/FL
Billy Werber: S8.3-H;1-2
Eddie Lukon: 43

Top 2

Babe Dahlgren: K
Bob Scheffing: 7
Bobby Sturgeon: 53

Bot 2

Dick West: 9
Jim Turner: 3/G
Eddie Joost: S9
Mike McCormick: CS2(26)

Top 3

Charlie Root: 53
Stan Hack: S8
Lou Stringer: 53.1-2
Dom Dallessandro: 6

Bot 3

Mike McCormick: S8
Jim Gleeson: 4
Frank McCormick: S7.1-2
Lonny Frey: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Billy Werber: 2/FL

Top 4

Phil Cavarretta: S7
Augie Galan: S8.1-3
Babe Dahlgren: 5/FL
Bob Scheffing: FC5.3-H;1X2(5E4)
Bobby Sturgeon: S8.2-H(UR);1-2
Charlie Root: 7
Stan Hack: 53

Bot 4

Eddie Lukon: S4
Dick West: 46(1)/FO
Jim Turner: SB2
Jim Turner: 7
Eddie Joost: 9

Top 5

Lou Stringer: S7
Dom Dallessandro: 7
Phil Cavarretta: CS2(26)
Phil Cavarretta: 9

Bot 5

Mike McCormick: 8
Jim Gleeson: 8
Frank McCormick: 4

Top 6

Augie Galan: E4
Babe Dahlgren: E6/G.1-2
Bob Scheffing: 16(1)3/GDP.2-3
Bobby Sturgeon: 8

Bot 6

Lonny Frey: 53
Billy Werber: D7
Eddie Lukon: SB3
Eddie Lukon: 53
Dick West: W
Jim Turner: 2

Top 7

Charlie Root: 3
Stan Hack: W
Lou Stringer: 3/G.1-2
Dom Dallessandro: S8.2-H
Phil Cavarretta: DGR/9.1-3
Augie Galan: 13

Bot 7

Eddie Joost: 9
Mike McCormick: 43
Jim Gleeson: 53

Top 8

Babe Dahlgren: 9
Bob Scheffing: K/C
Bobby Sturgeon: 43

Bot 8

Frank McCormick: 8
Lonny Frey: 4/L
Billy Werber: 7/FL

Top 9

Jake Mooty: 2/FL
Stan Hack: 7/L
Lou Stringer: S6
Dom Dallessandro: 43

Bot 9

Eddie Lukon: 63
Dick West: 53
Ernie Koy: 3

Notes & reviews

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